A system moving into the Atlantic has a 40% chance of developing into the season’s next tropical depression or storm, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
8/29/2025: The Atlantic basin hasn’t had tropical storms in the past few days, but we are watching a tropical wave that is forecast to emerge off Africa Sunday. It has a 30% formation over the next 7 days, and should reach TAFB’s forecast area (35W) by the middle of next week.pic.twitter.com/uxLLkGLjdL
As of the agency’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the system is expected to move westward to west-northwestward at around 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic throughout the week.
If it develops, it would be the seventh tropical cyclone of the season and could be named Tropical Storm Gabrielle. The most recent storm, Tropical Storm Fernand, became post-tropical early Thursday in the north Atlantic.
So far, only one of the six named storms has reached hurricane status.Hurricane Erin, which peaked at Category 5 strength with 160 mph winds, did not make landfall but did prompt warnings in the Caribbean and along the U.S. Atlantic coast earlier this month.
The height of hurricane season typically runs from mid-August into October. The entire six-month season officially lasts from June 1 to November 30. Earlier in August, forecasters updated thier outlook, predicting 13-18 named storms for the year. Of those, five to nine are expected to become hurricanes, with two to five reaching major hurricane status (Category 3 or higher).
Originally Published: August 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM EDT
Explanation of Changes & Answers to Questions:
Why: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring a tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean due to its potential to develop into a tropical depression or storm.
Who: The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the primary source of details. The potential storm is affecting areas in the eastern and central tropical Atlantic, with possible implications for the Caribbean and U.S. Atlantic coast.
* What: A tropical wave has a 40% chance of becoming the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, perhaps named Gabrielle. Hurricane Erin was the only storm
